Bata-ville: We Are Not Afraid of the Future
Brief Synopsis
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A bittersweet record of a coach trip to the origins of the Bata shoe empire in Zl'n in the Czech Republic. Former employees of the now-closed UK shoe factories in East Tilbury (Essex) and Maryport (Cumbria) are led on a journey that begins as a free holiday but soon becomes an opportunity for a coll
Cast & Crew
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Karen Guthrie
Director
Karen Guthrie
Nina Pope
Andrew Chitty
Executive Producer
Karen Guthrie
Screenplay
Karen Guthrie
Coproducer
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Commissions East; Illumina Digital
Synopsis
A bittersweet record of a coach trip to the origins of the Bata shoe empire in Zl'n in the Czech Republic. Former employees of the now-closed UK shoe factories in East Tilbury (Essex) and Maryport (Cumbria) are led on a journey that begins as a free holiday but soon becomes an opportunity for a collective imagining of what entrepreneur Tomas Bata's maxim "We are not afraid of the future" means for them in 21st century Britain.
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Commissions East; Illumina Digital
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Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (Emerging Visions) March 10-18, 2006.
